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1. 1.

   Match the following characters from the story with their qualities.

   a. Martha Sowerby	1. lonely and curious
   b. Archibald Craven	2. rich and unhappy
   c. Mary Lennox	3. patient, kind and practical
   d. Ben Weatherstaff	4. surly, but kind

    

2. 2.

   Mark these sentences as True or False.

   1. The story takes place on a dull and cold day.
   2. Mr Craven locked the door to the secret garden and lost the key.
   3. The secret garden has been shut for 10 years.
   4. Ben Weatherstaff is a young gardener.
   5. Mary makes friends with a red robin.
3. 3.

   MARTHA (showing her the way downstairs) If you go round that way, you'll reach the gardens. (points to the gates and hesitates) One of the gardens is locked up. No one has been in it for ten years.

   1. Why does Martha hesitate before telling Mary about the secret garden?
   2. What happens after Mary gets to know about the secret garden?
4. 4.

   MARY (whispers) Will he always come when you call him?

   NARRATOR The gardener nods. He begins to talk more warmly now that the bird is here.

   1. Who is 'he' in Mary's line?
   2. What is the gardener's name in the story? How has he behaved towards Mary before this?
   3. What do the narrator's comments about the gardener say about his true nature?
5. 5.

   What was the role of the narrator in the story? What impact did this style of writing have on you?

6. 6.

   What do you think happens next in the story? Will Mary find a way into the secret garden? What might she find there?